A recent arrest in Memphis has made headlines as the local police department took a suspect, wanted on multiple violent charges, into custody. Last Friday, the Memphis Police Department’s Fugitive Unit apprehended 34-year-old Monkeil Wright, whose list of alleged crimes is extensive and troubling to the community.
Shared on their official Facebook page, the Memphis Police Department detailed the charges against Wright. With allegations including Voluntary Manslaughter and Employment of a Firearm During the Commission of a Dangerous Felony, Wright stands accused of Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Rape, Aggravated Kidnapping, and Domestic Assault–Bodily Harm. These charges paint a portrait of a figure from whom the public needed protection. “Thanks to the diligent work of MPD officers, another dangerous criminal has been taken off the streets,” the department proclaimed in their post…